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bel⋅ly⋅but⋅ton

  [bel-ee-buht-n]
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–noun Informal.
the navel.
Also, belly button.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; belly + button
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belly button

  1. n.
    the navel. : Is your belly button an insy or an outsy?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: belly but·ton
Pronunciation: -"b&t-&n
Function: noun
: the human navel
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bellybutton bel·ly·but·ton (běl'ē-bŭt'n)
n.
See navel.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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belly button

in anatomy, a small depression in the abdominal wall at the point of attachment of the umbilical cord (q.v.). It indicates the point through which the mammalian fetus obtained nourishment from its mother through the blood vessels of the umbilical cord.

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